Deodosizistg apparatus



"Feb.20,1923 1,446,310. H. C. LEHMAN.

DEODORIZING APPARATUS.

FILED 0CT.11| 1921.

A scribed and claimed.

Fetenteel Febr. 2t), 1923.

UNITED` STATES' HARVEY C. LEHMAN', OF HIBBING, MINNESOTA.

DEODORIZING APPARATUS.

Application ined october ii, 192i. serial No. 507,024.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARvnY C. LEHMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hibbing, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain n ew and useful Improvements in Deodoriz ing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention constitutes improvements in portable deodorizing apparatus designed particularly for use in toilets, sick rooms, hospitals, or similar places, and, it has for its primary object to provide a simple article of manufacture in the form of a receptacle capable of receiving and retaining some substance for burning to destroy or counteract offensive odors.

It is further an object to'provide a device of this character which possesses the necessary factors of safety when used in carrying out the deodorizing process.

These and suchother objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically de- Reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, wherein: p

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the apparatus.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3*3 of Figure l and showing the match holder for the handle.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail view of one of the connecting clips for connecting the receptacle to the base.

Throughout the following detailed description and on the several figures of the drawing, similar parts are referred. to by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the apparatus of this invention comprises a receptacle 1. the lower section 2 of which is of solid wall construction, while the upper section 3 is of foraminous material. Seated within the entrance of the receptacle is a removable cover member or hopper 4 so as to provide a constricted entrance or opening 4a through which the material to be burned is adapted to be inserted into the lower or solid section of the container. 4At one.:side is provided a convenient handle 5, the lowerend of which is riveted at 6 to the solid portion 2, and the upper end of which is riveted at 7. The handle is arranged so as to coact at the upper portion with the side of the foraminous section 3 so as to lend its support to this section which is connected to the lower section as indicated at 8 in `Figure 2.

` yThe end of the handle adjacentthe upper rivet 7 is bent laterally so asto provide eX- tension 9 to which is riveted a match box holding or retaining frame 410, shown most clearly in Figure 3. This frame is ofrectangular shape and of such a size as to readily receive a box of matches of a conventional type as indicated at 11in Figure 1. In placing the match boX in position upon the frame, the tray portion islshoved outwardly when the box is mounted in operative position therebysustaining the box in a position where the matches are exposed and readily removable. The sides of the frame 10 coact with the sides of the box uponwhich the abrasive material is placed` so thatr the frame receives the `p ressure eX- erted in striking the matches upon the abrasive surface. The frame 1s conveniently secured to the handle eXtensionQ by means i' of a rivet 12 or similar fastening means and thus the match box may be valways convenient for thepurpose of igniting the material to be burned.-

The receptacle l is preferably spaced from the supporting surface by means of a base in the form of a wire frame 13. This frame is composed of the lower circular wire o-r ring 14, the upper circular ring or wire of smaller diameter 15, and the connecting leg members 16. The upper ring 15 is received in a series of clips 17, one of which is mostclearly shown in Figure 5, these clips consisting of a piece of strap material folded to form a loop 17 through which the ring 15 passes, the clips being secured to the bottom of the receptacle l by fastening means or rivets passing through the openings 17".

Tt will thus be seen that the heat from material burned within the receptacle is prevented from alfecting the surface upon which the apparatus is disposed.

Having in view the constricted form of the cover member 4., in the use of the device, it becomes necessary, and preferably so, to crunch up the material to be burned into a comparatively compact wad or ball in order t0 pass through the mouth 4" into the lower section of the receptacle. For the purposes of `this invention, paper or similar substance may be thus balled and lighted before throwing it into the receptacle in the manner specified. In this form the paper will smoulder and burn slowly'so as to give forth its particular odor through an extended' period of time. The upper toramino'us section 3.of`the receptacle permits access of the air to the paper, theash ol which is retainedl in the lower solid section 2 and the fumes from the burning substancewill readily escape through' the :toraininous section when thus constructed. The cover member 4 may readily be displaced tromv time to time when it becomes necessary to remove the ashes which accumulate in use.v

` It will be obvious that the simple construction of apparatus above described may bey placed at convenient pointswhere it is desired to provide a deodorizing or 'elimination of offensive odors, as hereinbefore premised, and said apparatus is-particularly useful in, places such. as mentioned at the outstart of. this description. In mos-t instances the fumes which. are given offby burning paper are entirely sufficient, though it is to be understood that the material or substance whichv is to be hurried may have special characteristics so as to give off the proper fumes for special deodorizing operations.

Having thus described my inventionTwlrat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pate-nt is:

l.v In deodorizing apparatus of the class described, a receptacle body having its lower portion formed of solid material and its upper portion of ifo-raminous material, and a. removable hopper-like cover member formedfto project inwardly of the receptacle a substantial' distance and providing a constricted mouth for the receptacle.

2. In (ileodorizing apparatus of the class described. a receptacle adapted to receive and retain material to be burned and having a foraminous section through which the material to be burned is adapted. toreceive air, and a removable hopper shaped. cover member arranged to project inwardly of the toramin'ous section and forming a const-ricted. opening into the receptacle.

In deodorizingapparatus of, the class described, a receptacle adapted to receive and retain material: to be burned and composed of a: lower solidl wall section and an upper oraminous section connected. t-hereto, a cover member of hopper shape loosely seated uponL the top of the receptacle and having its entrance` depending substantially into. the same, a base composed of a wire trame, and clip means securedl to the receptacle andv connectingr the trame to the latter. 4:. In a deodorizing apparatus 0f the class described, a receptacle* adapted to receive and. retain the material to be burned, the lower portion of. saidreceptacle having solid walls and the upper section. ofsaid recep tacle beingy formed. of io-raminous material, a handle member connected to the lower solid. wall section and extending upwardly in supporting engagement withY the upper Jforaminous sectiongsaid handle being pro-I HARVEY C. LHMAN. 

